Locus of the Effect of the Number of Alternative Responses: Evidence from the Lateralized Readiness Potential

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1215-1231

  Miller, Jeff ^a   Ulrich, Rolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

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EID: 0032367331     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.24.4.1215     Document Type: Article

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